May 13, 2013
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
Way back in 1996, I was honored to receive the Heinz Award and now I’m joining other winners of that prize and the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize as sign… Continue reading
May 10, 2013
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
Way back in 1997, I was honored to receive the Heinz Award and now I’m joining other winners of that prize and the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize as sign… Continue reading
January 9, 2013
by Kit Kennedy
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Kit Kennedy, Counsel, Air and Energy Program, New York
This afternoon Governor Cuomo announced a bold set of expanded clean tech, clean energy and climate mitigation initiatives in response to Superstorm Sandy as one of the cornerstones… Continue reading
November 14, 2012
by Devra Wang
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Devra Wang, Director, California Energy Program, San Francisco
Today marks the launch of California’s cap and trade program, a critical part of the state’s landmark clean energy and climate law, AB 32. This is a big step fo… Continue reading
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by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
Billions of dollars will be invested in upgrading America’s electrical grid in the coming years but making it smarter in California and elsewhere won’t lead to lo… Continue reading
September 24, 2012
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
When I was vacationing in Alaska in July, I saw a man wearing a T shirt that trumpeted freedom and the defeat of tyranny while displaying the international symbol for forbidden … Continue reading
September 11, 2012
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
The Federal Reserve is said to be considering a new initiative to stimulate housing demand by bringing down the price of home loans. This policy is called “qua… Continue reading
August 21, 2012
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
This week, I asked the California Public Utilities Commission to banish the word “ratepayer” from its institutional vocabulary and instead use a better term to de… Continue reading
July 12, 2012
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
It’s not often that an environmental advocate gets to share good news about energy with electricity industry executives.
But I recently had the opportunity to do so dur… Continue reading
July 2, 2012
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
Last month I attended a conference celebrating the Lemelson-MIT innovation awards, where this year’s two winners gave talks on their inventions and in the process tried to inspi… Continue reading
May 25, 2012
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
Southern California Edison Company recycled its one millionth refrigerator yesterday, a significant milestone that also exemplifies a spectacular national energy-savings succ… Continue reading
April 10, 2012
by Pierre Bull
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Pierre Bull, Policy Analyst, Air & Energy, New York City
According to a new report released today by the Regional Plan Association (RPA), solar energy development has seen robust and rapid growth in the three states … Continue reading
March 15, 2012
by Noah Long
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Noah Long, Energy Program Attorney, San Francisco
In 2008, the leaders of the States of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, and the Province of British Columbia, signed the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) Agreement. This… Continue reading
February 2, 2012
by Kit Kennedy
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Kit Kennedy, Counsel, Air and Energy Program, New York
Today the Obama administration moved forward with plans to develop the enormous offshore wind energy resources along the Mid-Atlantic coast, using a “Smart for the Start&rdquo… Continue reading
January 17, 2012
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
How big is the potential for energy efficiency? At first, the only serious answers were provided by environmental advocates and national laboratories, and for credibility … Continue reading
January 11, 2012
by Kit Kennedy
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Kit Kennedy, Counsel, Air and Energy Program, New York
Earlier this week, there was a leak at the Indian Point nuclear power plant that forced one of its units to shut down temporarily –exacerbating fears about the aging facility … Continue reading
December 27, 2011
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
Recent economic news is not encouraging. The New York Times reports that when it comes to recovery, “experts see a false dawn.” One particularly troubling area is ho… Continue reading
September 6, 2011
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
That seems to be the principle that motivates Joseph Bottum’s article, “It’s green and blue, but not bright”, recently published in the Weekly Standard. … Continue reading
April 29, 2011
by Dale Bryk
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Dale Bryk, Director, Air & Energy Program, New York Anyone who knows me knows I’m tethered to my Blackberry.
That means that I’m also tethered, willingly or not, to a network of energy-hogging data centers. They’re the backbone of our… Continue reading
April 1, 2011
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA Future historians will debate the precise moment at which the age of giant coal and nuclear power plants passed unmourned into memory, even as global oil consumption began a sustained declin… Continue reading
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